Discusses methods of reading instruction in Ethiopia where only ten percent of school age children are ever enrolled in schools. (MKM)

Relates a personal experience of teaching reading to an illiterate adult from Mexico. (HOD)

Interference between languages such as Spanish and English has a number of aspects, and one of the factors may be socioeconomic. (RB)

Contributors suggest ways to (1) phrase reading for second-language learners, (2) improve comprehension through creative mapping, (3) improve student "browsing" skills in a library, and (4) help students overcome writer's block. (FL)

Aims to heighten teacher awareness of the semantic, syntactic, and phoneme-grapheme transfer problems that Chinese students face. Provides teaching suggestions involving phonology, vocabulary, syntax, and morphology. Urges reading teachers to use the visual modality to help make the transfer to the English script system more successful. (RS)

Examines how cross-cultural schemata influence reading comprehension and offers some guidelines for developing comprehension of culturally different students. (HOD)

Describes the Computer Pals across the World Project, which provides an opportunity for students to write letters, poetry, reports, and newspaper articles for fellow students around the globe. Argues that it provides a real context for developing reading and writing abilities, cultural awareness, motivation, and keyboarding skills. (RS)